DeepSeek V3.1 (Reasoning) vs Gemini 3 Pro Preview (high)

Comparing 2 AI models · 5 benchmarks · DeepSeek, Google

Most Affordable
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DeepSeek V3.1 (Reasoning)
$0.42/1M
Highest Intelligence
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Gemini 3 Pro Preview (high)
90.8% GPQA
Best for Coding
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Gemini 3 Pro Preview (high)
62.3 Coding Index
Price Difference
4.7x
input cost range

Composite Indices

Intelligence, Coding, Math

Standard Benchmarks

Academic and industry benchmarks

Benchmark Winners

5 tests
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DeepSeek V3.1 (Reasoning)

0

No clear wins

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Gemini 3 Pro Preview (high)

5
  • GPQA
  • MMLU Pro
  • HLE
  • LiveCodeBench
  • AIME 2025
Metric
DeepSeek logo DeepSeek V3.1 (Reasoning)
DeepSeek
Google logo Gemini 3 Pro Preview (high)
Google
Pricing
Per 1M tokens
Input Cost $0.42/1M $2.00/1M
Output Cost $1.34/1M $12.00/1M
Blended Cost 3:1 input/output ratio
$0.65/1M $4.50/1M
Specifications
Organization Model creator
DeepSeek Google
Release Date Launch date
Aug 21, 2025 Nov 18, 2025
Performance & Speed
Throughput Output speed
138.9 tok/s
Time to First Token (TTFT) Initial response delay
26684ms
Latency Time to first answer token
26684ms
Composite Indices
Intelligence Index Overall reasoning capability
54.0 72.8
Coding Index Programming ability
47.2 62.3
Math Index Mathematical reasoning
89.7 95.7
Standard Benchmarks
GPQA Graduate-level reasoning
77.9% 90.8%
MMLU Pro Advanced knowledge
85.1% 89.8%
HLE Hard language evaluation
13.0% 37.2%
LiveCodeBench Real-world coding tasks
78.4% 91.7%
MATH 500 Mathematical problems
AIME 2025 Advanced math competition
89.7% 95.7%
AIME (Original) Math olympiad problems
SciCode Scientific code generation
39.1% 56.1%
LCR Code review capability
53.3% 70.7%
IFBench Instruction-following
41.5% 70.4%
TAU-bench v2 Tool use & agentic tasks
37.4% 87.1%
TerminalBench Hard CLI command generation
24.1% 39.0%

Key Takeaways

DeepSeek V3.1 (Reasoning) offers the best value at $0.42/1M, making it ideal for high-volume applications and cost-conscious projects.

Gemini 3 Pro Preview (high) leads in reasoning capabilities with a 90.8% GPQA score, excelling at complex analytical tasks and problem-solving.

Gemini 3 Pro Preview (high) achieves a 62.3 coding index, making it the top choice for software development and code generation tasks.

All models support context windows of ∞+ tokens, suitable for processing lengthy documents and maintaining extended conversations.

When to Choose Each Model

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DeepSeek V3.1 (Reasoning)

  • Cost-sensitive applications
  • High-volume processing
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Gemini 3 Pro Preview (high)

  • Complex reasoning tasks
  • Research & analysis
  • Code generation
  • Software development

Cost Calculator

DeepSeek logo DeepSeek V3.1 (Reasoning)
$0.00
per month
Google logo Gemini 3 Pro Preview (high)
$0.00
per month

Costs are estimates based on API pricing. Actual costs may vary based on caching, batch processing, and volume discounts.

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